crew limitations

Question 1

Minimum Rest Period

Answer 1

air operator is commercial.

● This means a period during which a flight crew member is free from all duties, and,
➢ is not interrupted by the air operator or private operator,
➢ is provided with an opportunity to obtain not less than eight consecutive hours of sleep in suitable accommodation,
➢ has time to travel to and from that accommodation,
➢ has time for personal hygiene and meals.
● Time spent completing any duties required by the company following flight duty time is not considered to be part of the minimum rest period.
● An air operator shall provide a flight crew member with not less than 15 minutes every 6 hours within a flight duty period to eat and drink

Question 2

An air operator shall not assign a flight duty period to a flight crew member, and a flight crew member shall not accept such an assignment, if the member’s number of hours of work will exceed:

Answer 2

a) 2 200 hours in any 365 consecutive days;
b) 192 hours in any 28 consecutive days ;
c) 60 hours in any 7 consecutive days if the air operator has provided the member with the following time free from duty:
i) 1 single day free from duty in any 168 consecutive hours,
and
ii) 4 single days free from duty in any 672 consecutive hours (4*168); or

d) 70 hours in any 7 consecutive days if the air operator has provided 120 consecutive hours free from duty, including 5 consecutive local nights’ rest, in any 504 consecutive hours and if,
i) the member is not assigned early duty, late duty or night duty,
ii) the member is not assigned a flight duty period greater than 12 hours, and
iii) the member’s maximum number of hours of work is 24 hours in any consecutive 48 hours

Question 3

Consecutive Flight Duty Periods

Answer 3

● An air operator shall not assign to a flight crew member more than three consecutive flight duty periods if any part of those periods falls between 02:00 and 05:59, unless the air operator provides the member with one local night’s rest at the end of the third flight duty Period.
● However, an air operator may assign to a flight crew member up to five consecutive flight duty periods even if any part of those periods falls between 02:00 and 05:59 if the member is provided with
(a) a rest period of three hours in suitable accommodation during each flight duty period; and
(b) 56 consecutive hours free from duty at the end of the last consecutive flight duty period.

Question 4

Commercial Operator

Answer 4

➢ Where a flight crew member is notified of a delay in reporting time before leaving a rest facility the duration of the flight duty period shall begin, if the delay in the reporting time
i. is less than 4 hours, at the delayed reporting time; or
ii. is 4 hours or more but less than 10 hours, 4 hours after the initial reporting time.
iii. is 10 hours or more, the duration of the delay is considered to be a rest period if the air operator advises the flight crew member of the delay before they leave the suitable accommodation, and does not disturb their rest period before an agreed time

Question 5

Commercial Operator

Answer 5

➢ Where a flight crew member is required by an air operator to travel for the purpose of positioning after the completion of flight duty time or period and the flight duty period plus the travel time required for positioning exceed the maximum flight duty period, the air operator shall provide the flight crew member with a rest period before the beginning of the next flight duty period, equal to the duration of
i. the number of hours of work total, if the maximum flight duty period is exceeded by 3 hours or less; or
ii. the number of hours of work total plus the amount of time by which the maximum flight duty period is exceeded, if the maximum flight duty period is exceeded by more than 3 hours

Question 6

Commercial Operator

Answer 6

➢ An air operator shall not require the positioning of a flight crew member if it would result in the member’s maximum flight duty period being exceeded by more than 3 hours unless
i. the member agrees to the positioning; and
ii. the member’s flight duty period is not exceeded by more than 7 hours

Answer 7

Flight Crew Members on Reserve
● This means a flight crew member who has been designated by an air operator to be available to report for flight duty on notice of more than one hour.
● “Reserve availability period” means the period in any period of 24 consecutive hours during which a flight crew member on reserve is available to report for flight duty.
● “Reserve duty period” means the period that begins at the time that a flight crew member on reserve is available to report for flight duty and ends at the time that the flight duty period ends